Cheater Beef Dips

I love Beef Dips

my husband loves beef dips

but they really are not super healthy

I'm not saying that these ones are

but for a fast meal

you can add some great vegetables

to increase the goodness just a bit

I started with a bit of grapeseed oil

half an onion sliced

a few large mushrooms

diced half a yellow pepper

half a red pepper

and sauteed these until tender I used a packaged Au Jus

normally I would do a beef dip

on a week where I cook an actual roast

when I don't I use deli roast beef

and a nice crusty baguette I made the Au Jus

added the roast to the vegetables

just to heat it thru

I layered it onto the cut baguette

and served it with the Au Jus I found these bland

my husband and kids loved them

I would add more vegetables and spices

to jazz them up next time

however this is an easy meal for a day you need that for something off topic

the Alternative Human Society

is an organization we worked with when we rescued our dog last summer they are fantastic to work with

and want to match you and your family

with a dog that will fit into your family

this month they are highlighting Bullies

this mostly covers pit bulls

but also any bull dog

bull mastiff or in our case

american bulldog cross

their facebook page has great information

regarding these breeds

if you are thinking of adding a dog to your family

I encourage you to search out a similar Society

in your area

if you live locally, Canada or the USA

contact the Alternative Humane Society

you won't be sorry

Pesto Grilled Cheese

I really love
Grilled Cheese
there are so many
ways to change it up
and served with my
Creamy Tomato Soup
a little piece of
Heaven

I cooked these
in the oven this time
I wanted to see
how well it worked

Butter side down
a healthy tablespoon
of premade pesto


I love using
shredded sharp Cheddar


some torn pieces
of black forest ham
and Parmesan cheese


doesn't this look
super good?


top butter side up
with yummy sprouted grain bread


I put these in the oven at 350
I checked after a bit
and flipped them
when they were a nice brown
and cooked until they were
browned on both sides


Grilled Cheese
there is nothing more to say

Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes
you may not think
healthy
so I wanted to try

I was making enough
to also bless a family
so it was a large batch
these veggies
yes every single one
was included in the
sloppy joe mix

just the mix

not the salad
can you tell from
the picture at the start?

This is when
I love my food processor
so handy
here are those veggies again
I sauteed them
in a bit of grapeseed oil

I added about
3 pounds of uncooked ground beef
and a can of crushed tomatoes

mixing everything together
I also added
ketchup
mustard
a bit of brown sugar
BBQ Sauce
salt and pepper
I didn't measure
I guessed
sorry about that

I cooked this for
a good long time
minimum of an hour
to ensure the beef
is cooked all the way
I simmered it for at least
2 hours to meld the flavours

the kids and I
had this for lunch
and we all had it for dinner
it was yum
my husband found it
a little sweet
but took it to work
and ate it all
my kids loved it
it was a very easy
meal to double
you could top it
with cheese
pickles
anything you want

Sliders...Take #2

These are yummy and easy
I picked up a package of a dozen slider buns
some deli ham
added some onions
some yummy basil
some spinach
some parm cheese


them piled on
some thinly sliced tomatoes
some thinly sliced zucchini
salt
pepper


then to make it even better
some shredded old cheddar
some thyme
oregano
cumin
coriander
some more parm cheese
then put the tops back on


bake at 350
until done....
be careful not to burn the bottoms


these are very yummy
and really versatile
add whatever you want
MMMMM


my little girly
she is so cute
and figuring out to smile for the camera


her brother must have taught her

Ham & Cheese Sliders and the Zoo

This is the male ostrich at the Greater Vancouver Zoo....he did not like my little family.

He was protecting his girls eggs.

It was pretty funny, he spent a good few minutes doing this dance for us.

On Monday, it was my first day of being unemployed! It was wonderful, I loved not thinking about having to go into the office.

So we took advantage of the amazing weather and headed to the Greater Vancouver Zoo, it's about 15 minutes from our place so an easy place to visit.

Many of the animals were out and lounging around, we had such a great time.

Here is my favorite in the entire zoo

The kidlets of course love the zoo and the little girly is now figuring out what it's all about and enjoyed it to.

So tonight I was going to make the Taco Soup on my menu plan. I changed my mind..go figure. I did go and buy all the ingredients and in the process of doing that I had to give a menu plan lesson to the border guard at the border crossing as I headed down to the US today. It was an interesting conversation and now a US border guard is educated about Menu Plans!

Ham & Cheese Sliders...YUM! I can't remember where I first heard about these...I think it was over at Angels Food Kitchen, but I'm not totally sure, so if you're reading this and it was you, please correct me and I'll link you up.

But they are so easy and yummy and that fits me right now.

Pick up (or bake if you are up for it) a package of sliders or pan buns. The dozen that are all attached....you know the ones. Cut them thru the middle...mine came cut..easiness people

Put them on parchment paper on a pan

I buttered the bottom half, because I could.

I think a small amount of some dressing might taste good too - next time I'll try that.

My helper, helped me load on turkey salami and some ham

- just to let you know, he dressed himself today

I believe from the dirty clothes laundry basket, don't judge me

he really like his Diego shirt, I thought I had hidden it better.

I'm not sure as daddy was hanging out with him while I was shopping.

Next I added onions.

My helper had left by this time after eating ham and more ham.

We all like onions here, we all eat onions, we all smell like onions after, we are all okay with this

tomatoes....totally good

Sharp Cheese....I shred it because I like it shredded and I think it melts better

I'm often right, just so you know

Put the tops on

Put in the oven at 350.

I'm not sure how long I cooked these for - my mom came into the kitchen and asked what was burning...ahh, ya, I didn't burn them but it was a close call, the bottoms were getting crispy

I served them up with fruit and cut veggies. But a nice tomato soup would have been good to.
These were super easy and super yummy...remember - I'm often right, just sayin

Today it rained, and rained and thundered
My kids still wanted outside and I came home from my running around to my kidlets playing in their pool that seems to have a hole in it - it was full yesterday, today it's a nice big puddle

The girly slipped, face first into the water....she was sad

But they had fun and that's what matters.

I had a warm bath ready for them when they were done